Gender Identity
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What is Gender Identity?
Gender identity is a way to describe how someone feels about their gender. For example, some people may identify as a boy or a girl, while others may find neither of these terms feel right for them, and identify as neither or somewhere in the middle. Although people often confuse them, gender identity is different from someone’s biological sex or assigned gender at birth and from sexuality or who someone’s attracted to.
LGBT Health and Wellbeing
LGBT Health and Wellbeing works to improve the health, wellbeing and equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Scotland.
They provide support services, social events and develop resources so LGBT people can address the health issues that impact their lives and connect with their local communities. They address health inequalities with a wide range of partners to ensure LGBT people have access to quality healthcare that is inclusive of their needs.
LGBT Youth Scotland
Scotland’s national charity for LGBTI young people, working with 13–25 year olds across the country, delivering the LGBT Charter programme to schools, organisations and businesses.
Their goal is to make Scotland the best place to grow up for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex young people. They play a leading role in the provision of quality youth work to LGBTI young people that promotes their health and wellbeing, and are a valued and influential partner in LGBTI equality and human rights.
Useful Resources
Scottish Trans
Scottish Trans are working to improve gender identity and gender reassignment equality, rights and inclusion in Scotland and are inclusive of non-binary people.
They strive for everyone in Scotland to be safe and valued whatever their gender identity and gender reassignment status and to have full freedom in their gender expression.
Please click here to visit the Scottish Trans site.
Mermaids
Mermaids supports transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children and young people until their 20th birthday, as well as their families and professionals involved in their care. They also currently offer web chat support to students up to the age of 25.
Transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children and teens need support and understanding, as well as the freedom to explore their gender identity. Whatever the outcome, Mermaids is committed to helping families navigate the challenges they may face.
Mermaid Support Aims..
- Provides families and young people with the tools they need to negotiate education and health services.
- Help young people to cope better with mental and emotional distress, and equips their parents with what they need to offer individual support.
- Improves the self-esteem and social skills of children and young people.
Clinics
<16 Sandyford, Glasgow
Sandyford is the specialist sexual health service located in Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Sandyford provides an integrated sexual and reproductive health service across the NHS. It is delivered in a confidential, friendly, non- judgmental manner from a range of highly professional staff that include doctors, nurses, counsellors, reception, and administration staff to name a few.
Where people need support, care or treatment they can easily access specialist sexual health services.
Young persons advice line- 0141 211 8618
Adult advice line- 0141 211 8137
17+ Chalmers, Edinburgh
The gender identity clinic (GIC) at Chalmers offers assessment and access to medical interventions in relation to gender incongurnce or dysphoria. This is a condition where a person experiences a mismatch between their experienced gender, and their sex at birth.
Access to this service requires a GP referral, so please speak to one of our GPs if you would like to be referred.
To visit the Chalmers GIC site, please click here.